Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc.

First published in Taxon 17: 172 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China, Taiwan. It is a scrambling annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Ghana, Jawa, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Guinea, Peru, Queensland, Sudan, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Shaheen, H., Qureshi, R., Akram, A., Gulfraz, M. & Potter, D. (2014). A preliminary floristic checklist of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 13-18.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Shaheen, H., Qureshi, R., Akram, A., Gulfraz, M. & Potter, D. (2014). A preliminary floristic checklist of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 13-18.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Seed Collection Guides

  • Flora of China http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242354387

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ali, S. I. (1977). Papilion. In: Flora of West Pakistan, No 100.
  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Haines, H. H. (1922). The Botany of Bihar & Orissa, Part 3. London.
  • Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany
  • Maxwell, R. H. (1991). In: Dassanayake, M. D. & Fosberg, F. R. (Eds.) A revised handbook
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Senaratna, L. K. (2001). A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355891 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355863 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001364164 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355865 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355868 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355883 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001364165 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355877 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355871 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355901 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355890 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Maldives K001355889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355884 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355878 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355876 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355904 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355860 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355903 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355879 Yes
Remanandan, P. [4208] Australia K001357023 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355885 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355881 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355899 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355897 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355880 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355893 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355905 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001364166 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355869 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001364163 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355892 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355875 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355870 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355861 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355866 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355873 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K001355586 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355887 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001364167 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K001355588 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K001355587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos trilobatus K001354026 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0